Nthat day nba hides it. In his lastPower Ranking’which is not a decisive classification but significant, the giants of the Eastern Conference set the pace. The Boston Celtics, with 37-16, as the best team in the best basketball league in the world, and a single victory against the Milwaukee Bucks, with 36-17. The Denver Nuggets, with the same victories as the ‘proud greens’ but one more defeat, are the only ones who sneak into the ‘podium’ -second place-.
The battle tightened with Boston’s loss to the Phoenix Suns, causing the differences to be minimized. Tambin provokes that the stars are not hiding and both Tatum and Antetokounmpo as clear leaders respond. The ‘0’ signed 34 points and 11 rebounds against the Pistons (99-11) and the Greek, 24 points and 13 rebounds that Portland took (108-127). Victories that exemplify your dominance.
NBA Power Rankings
- Boston Celtics – 38-16
- Denver Nuggets – 37-17
- Milwaukee Bucks – 37-16
- Philadelphia 76ers – 34-18
- Cleveland Cavaliers – 34-22
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It is a duel that has already been experienced in the last Playoffs, with an impressive series that Boston won. And that everything indicates what to score the East, seeing two teams defined by solidity. Milwaukee has more problems on offense -they are the 23rd team in offensive rating (there are only seven teams that attack worse per 100 possessions)- mainly due to the prolonged absence of one of its stars, Khris Middleton. But at the same time, Giannis Antetokounmpo makes up for a lot of wrongs. His outsized performances lead them to eight wins in a row. “He – along with players like Middleton – created this team like this. He made this program, this organization,” said his coach, Mike Budenholzer.
Antetokounmpo is the one who created this team and gave this organization what it is.
Boston has no problem. Perhaps the rhythm, which they are not interested in changing too much either (they are the 17th team in the League with the most possessions per game). Because they attack among the best four in the league and defend among the best four. A team that from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown goes ‘towards the throne’. “I want to remove all my limitations,” Brown told ‘SLAM’. They are looking for that bad experience in the last final to come back. And they have many possibilities.
The third in contention for the NBA are the Denver Nuggets. Nikola Jokic has a level to spare, averaging triple double per night (24.8+11.3+10.1), for his third MVP in a row, and Jamal Murray continues to up the ante with more scoring and volume. They should not rule out going to the market for one last piece that will give them the definitive jump in exchange for assets that they have confessed that they seek to ‘reposition’, such as Bones Hyland.
